Synonyms for on the nose
on the nose

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1. on the noseadjective

   Exact; precise; appropriate.

   His estimate that they would consume 23 boxes was on the nose.

   Synonyms:
   on the button, on the dot

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1. on the nose, on the buttonadverb

   being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion

   "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

   Synonyms:
   on the button

   Antonyms:
   imprecise

2. precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb

   just as it should be

   "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

   Synonyms:
   exactly, incisively, on the dot, on the button, precisely, just

   Antonyms:
   imprecise

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1. Michael Hirson:

   That would outweigh the benefit of importing more oil from Iran and thumbing Beijing's nose at Washington.

2. Wystan Hugh Auden:

   It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.

3. Del Rosario:

   We do not aim to defeat China, but our goal is make any state think twice before attacking. We will make sure anybody attacking us would end up with a bloodied nose.

4. Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan:

   I was ready to turn my nose up at it and it's a great everyday Champagne and well-priced!

5. Brian Gatsman:

   We all like her nose; her lips are pretty, there are things we know are going to get better when we fix them, like the jaw reduction. But some things we can only do so much to improve upon. Her injury may have been the worst injury of any face transplant injury ever. We can’t necessarily make all of her muscles move again. Her tongue is not working well because she lost a lot of tongue muscle and nerves.